Last month, my co-leader and I went to a couple of night courses on post in order to obtain certification to be FRG Leaders. We were given a huge pile of reading material and resources.
This is all the Army related "stuff" I have now.
And we were also each given a large three ring binder full of paperwork, handouts, rules, and more information.
It was overwhelming.
The course was broken down into several sections. How to Be an Effective FRG Leader. What is the FRG? FRG Funds. Volunteers. Etc, etc.
There was room for note taking. I felt like I was back in school, and it was not a good feeling.
I spent most of the time passing notes back and forth with my co-leader.
"I didn't realize that these handouts were double-sided," I wrote five minutes in.
Our favorite topic was this blonde in front of us who would not stop gabbing away. Even the speaker was visibly annoyed.
After six long hours and holding back from throwing my water bottle at the blonde in the front countless times, I walked away with my certificate of training.
I also have a huge box of Army books, key chains, stress balls, and DVDs taking up room in my house.
And this bin with markers, notepads, and miscellaneous items.
After all of this, I still feel completely unprepared for being a FRG leader. There are so many rules and so many different ways to get into trouble, and now I'm even more stressed than before.
Someone just had a baby and I had to go visit the family at their home. It was unbelievably awkward as I had never met any of them before. I really need to work on my small talk.
More than a year left as a FRG leader. Hope I can make it!
